The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 2036
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
8:46 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1402
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 133.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 10.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.41° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.53° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.