The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 1929
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 PM
7:05 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 78
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 | 211.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.3° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.37° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.01° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.