The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 26, 2143
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 PM
10:30 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2731
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 | 212.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.1° / 310.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.02° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / 3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.31° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.