The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 AM
3:58 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1024
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.87° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.24° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.87° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.