The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 26, 2109
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
9:05 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2311
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 | 36.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 125.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -16.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.35° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.27° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.