The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2199
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
11:54 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3423
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 | 78.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -19.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.30° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.56° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| 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.