The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 26, 1930
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
8:57 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 97
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 | 59.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -28.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.40° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.74° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.