The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2108
Waning Gibbous
98.7% 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
9:41 PM
7:25 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2292
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 | 192.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.8° / 298.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -14.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.53° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.55° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.