The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 26, 2165
Last Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3003
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 269.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.88° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.10° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.