The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2152
Last Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
12:31 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2836
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 233.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.20° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.96° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| 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.