The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
60.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 PM
3:16 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.9%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2218
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 | 102.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 52.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 14.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.46° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.41° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.