The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 26, 1953
Waning Gibbous
77.9% 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
8:57 PM
11:43 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.9%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 381
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 236.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 307.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.22° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.02° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.48° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.