The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 2106
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
1:08 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2267
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.27° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.97° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.