The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 26, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 PM
3:47 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -163
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 36.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / -3.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.24° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.86° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.