The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 1948
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 313
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 | 218.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -25.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.99° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.30° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.