The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 2080
First Quarter
48.1% 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
12:19 PM
2:54 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1946
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 | 87.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 55.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 23.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.00° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.88° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| 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.