The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 2142
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
12:06 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2719
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -15.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.53° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.10° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.