The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 26, 2178
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
7:57 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3164
Events on this date
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 340.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.49° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 333.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.