The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2091
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
2:18 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2082
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 | 88.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 61.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 16.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.50° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.64° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| 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.