The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 1951
Waning Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
3:37 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 356
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 238.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 5.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.10° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.08° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.