The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 26, 2150
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
10:56 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2818
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.71° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.74° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.