The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 26, 2120
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
9:30 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2447
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 | 51.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -26.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.84° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.81° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.