The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 1979
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
7:37 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 697
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 159.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 10.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.89° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.57° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.