The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 2045
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
8:48 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1519
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 | 189.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 332.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.82° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.84° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.