The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Waning Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
2:25 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1092
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 | 287.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -9.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.51° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.36° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.