The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 2138
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 PM
7:00 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2663
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 | 197.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.8° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.14° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.58° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.