The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 26, 2086
Waning Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
12:32 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2026
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 | 237.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 293.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.53° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.21° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.