The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 2167
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
2:50 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3022
Events on this date
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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 | 94.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.1° / 55.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.48° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.82° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.