The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 2063
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 PM
10:18 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1742
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 | 62.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -27.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.74° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.39° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.01° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.