The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 2024
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
7:49 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1253
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 | 210.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.3° / 271.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -25.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.59° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.34° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.