The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 1934
Waning Gibbous
82.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 PM
11:17 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.3%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 146
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 | 229.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 26.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.38° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.69° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.