The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2051
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
6:56 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1587
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 | 186.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.6° / 306.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.65° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.35° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.