The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 1984
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
8:11 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 765
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 133.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.18° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.97° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.