The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
5:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1550
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 | 155.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 6.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 37m / -9.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.16° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.45° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.