The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 1962
Waning Gibbous
59.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
10:50 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.3%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 486
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 | 259.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.39° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.59° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.06° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.