The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 2124
Waning Gibbous
86.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
11:23 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2496
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 | 223.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 302.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.58° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.66° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.