The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 26, 2071
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
9:24 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1841
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 | 41.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -17.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.21° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.67° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.