The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 2097
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
6:42 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2156
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:37 AM, is deepest at 8:14 AM and ends at 9:52 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 313.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -14.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.04° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / 0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.67° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.