The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 26, 2196
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
10:52 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3387
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 | 65.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 109.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.31° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.84° / 0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.77° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.