The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
3:03 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 102.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 53.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 12.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.14° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / 3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.24° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.