The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 1937
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 PM
6:54 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 177
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 | 191.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.4° / 296.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.17° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.04° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.92° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.