The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2044
Waxing Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
10:29 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1507
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 | 64.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 113.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.82° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.62° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| 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.