The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 26, 1991
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
11:36 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 851
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 | 222.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 306.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 24.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.76° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.42° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.