The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 2019
Last Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
12:25 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1191
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 238.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.26° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.72° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| 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.