The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2101
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 PM
9:39 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2212
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 | 53.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 120.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -27.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.51° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.01° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.61° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.