The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2119
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 PM
6:59 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2428
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.0° / 285.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.35° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.78° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.