The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 2055
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
8:08 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1636
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 | 356.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 144.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.00° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.96° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 12.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.