The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2095
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
6:13 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2137
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 173.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 06m / -2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.11° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.29° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.