The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 26, 2121
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
8:42 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2459
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 332.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.83° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.67° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.