The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 1956
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
6:23 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 412
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.3° / 303.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -20.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.64° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.20° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.