The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 1975
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 PM
6:58 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 647
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 | 191.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 297.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.97° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.32° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.8° |
| 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.