The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 26, 2024
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
4:16 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1259
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 | 296.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 244.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 14.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.11° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.68° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.