The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 1977
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
7:27 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 678
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 339.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 10.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.55° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.78° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.