The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 26, 2026
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 PM
8:32 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1284
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 334.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.87° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.05° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.