The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2089
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
2:23 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2063
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 267.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.92° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.95° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.27° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.