The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 2042
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
2:49 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1476
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 56.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.59° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.47° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| 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.