The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 2038
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
1:02 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1426
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 | 274.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 233.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.26° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.54° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.