The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 26, 1970
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
3:50 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 591
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 | 319.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 227.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 1.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.71° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / 3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.89° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| 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.