The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 2079
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
7:29 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1940
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 | 21.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -21.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.02° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.35° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.