The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 1938
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
8:01 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 196
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 | 39.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 136.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.96° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.42° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.