The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 2056
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
10:40 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1655
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 307.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.53° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.20° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.