The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 26, 2132
Waning Gibbous
94.8% 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
8:10 PM
10:02 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2595
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 314.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.95° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.06° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.