The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 1927
Waning Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
2:33 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 53
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 221.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -16.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.85° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.01° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.