The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2168
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
4:51 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3040
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 | 307.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 229.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 11.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.87° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.18° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.