The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 26, 2010
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
8:58 PM
11:34 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1086
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 | 222.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 306.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.13° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.21° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.