The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 26, 2198
Waning Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
4:14 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3411
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 | 310.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 221.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 1.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.25° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.25° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.