The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 1964
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
6:54 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 511
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 319.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 19m / -9.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.58° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 5.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.