The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 1977
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
2:17 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 672
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.92° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.04° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.