The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 2062
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 AM
3:52 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1729
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 | 288.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.84° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.10° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.