The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 26, 2038
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
6:10 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1432
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 | 338.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 178.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 52m / -0.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.06° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.06° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.