The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 26, 2106
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
6:29 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2273
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 161.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -12.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.63° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.56° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.