The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 2068
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
6:49 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1804
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 153.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -15.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.46° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.64° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.