The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 2061
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
3:01 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1711
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 | 89.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 54.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.95° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.69° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.68° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.