The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 1927
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
6:26 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 60
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 160.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -13.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.75° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.91° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.