The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 1989
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
5:03 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 826
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 | 327.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 197.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / -3.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.90° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.19° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| 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.