The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 26, 2098
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
7:48 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2175
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 137.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.02° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.42° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.53° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.