The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 2103
Waning Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
4:19 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2236
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 220.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 1.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.29° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.40° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.