The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 PM
5:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3263
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 | 160.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.4° / 356.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 0.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.92° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.65° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.