The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 26, 2105
Waning Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
11:34 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2261
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 | 224.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.3° / 301.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.07° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.85° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.