The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 2046
Waning Crescent
11.6% 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
4:24 AM
4:42 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1531
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 | 320.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 208.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / -1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.79° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.39° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.