The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 26, 1943
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
5:48 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 257
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 189.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / 2.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.82° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.24° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.