The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 PM
2:08 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2855
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 | 117.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 64.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -15.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.64° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.32° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.68° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.