The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 26, 2191
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3324
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.8° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -28.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.08° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.91° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.