The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 26, 2173
Waning Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
1:50 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3102
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 | 247.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 292.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.28° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.49° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.