The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 2149
Waning Gibbous
87.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
9:03 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.9%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2799
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 | 220.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.30° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.96° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.