The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2112
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
11:00 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2348
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 108.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -22.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.00° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.16° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.