The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 2129
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
2:35 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2552
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 58.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 16.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.70° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / 2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.22° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.