The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 1978
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
3:59 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 690
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 | 298.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 8.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.75° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.72° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.