The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 26, 2122
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
4:35 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2471
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 209.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / -1.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.50° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.22° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| 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.