The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 2159
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
7:31 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2929
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 344.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 40m / 15.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.60° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.13° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| 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.