The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 26, 2104
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2249
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.17° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.52° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.