The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 2021
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 PM
6:32 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1216
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.1° / 329.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 56m / -8.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.81° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.