The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 2169
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
11:41 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3053
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 | 77.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -24.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.49° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.93° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.