The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 26, 2149
Waning Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
4:46 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2805
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 | 306.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 231.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 50m / 11.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.50° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.38° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.