The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 1999
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 PM
4:59 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 944
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 | 135.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 23.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 5.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.91° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.43° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.