The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 26, 2003
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
6:28 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1000
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 157.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.39° / 0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.88° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.