The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 2136
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
7:11 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2645
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,000 km.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 145.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -21.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.87° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.04° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.13° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.