The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 26, 2197
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
8:34 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3399
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 | 187.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 333.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.90° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.71° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.