The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 26, 2052
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
9:33 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1606
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.27° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.29° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.