The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 2017
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
11:50 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1173
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -19.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.60° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.78° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.