The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2185
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
8:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3251
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 | 36.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.46° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.23° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.