The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
5:11 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1717
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 | 150.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.4° / 12.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / 1.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.33° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.