The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 2027
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
10:30 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1290
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 | 246.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 248.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -25.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.54° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.43° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.12° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.