The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 26, 1929
Waning Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
3:05 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 84
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 | 287.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 268.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.61° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.35° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.