The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2072
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
7:18 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1853
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 338.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 7.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.67° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.95° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 206.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.