The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2079
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
2:58 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1933
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 | 296.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 218.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.46° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.88° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.02° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.