The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 26, 2060
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
7:40 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1705
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 | 24.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 139.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -22.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.56° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.87° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.97° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.