The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 26, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
74.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 PM
2:31 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.8%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3226
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 119.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 57.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -8.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.87° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.62° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.