The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 26, 2027
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
4:48 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1296
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / -1.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.04° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.60° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.