The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 26, 2009
Waxing Gibbous
56.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
12:35 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.1%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1074
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 | 96.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -16.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.26° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.16° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.