The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 26, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
6:43 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2793
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.7° / 344.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 4.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.48° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.10° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 221.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.