The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 1905
Last Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
12:01 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -219
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 248.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.54° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.84° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.