The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 26, 2177
Waxing Crescent
23.1% 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
12:46 PM
10:06 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3152
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 | 57.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -24.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.93° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.58° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.