The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 1932
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
3:55 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 121
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 228.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 2.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.63° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.47° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.