The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2103
Waning Gibbous
81.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
9:24 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.3%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2230
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 | 231.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 258.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -24.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.23° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.94° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.