The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 26, 2117
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
7:15 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2410
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 144.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.93° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.94° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.