The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 26, 2041
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
7:26 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1470
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 | 18.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -19.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.97° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.77° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.