The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 2073
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
4:26 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1865
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 | 302.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 235.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 10.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.22° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.54° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.