The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 26, 2188
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
11:29 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3287
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.50° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.79° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.79° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.