The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2074
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
8:47 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1872
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 | 4.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 132.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 10.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.99° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.52° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.13° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.