The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 26, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
12:51 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2954
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 | 98.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -12.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.62° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.30° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.