The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
7:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1235
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 | 15.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 144.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.89° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.59° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.