The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 26, 1948
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 319
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 | 284.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 270.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.11° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.17° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.