The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 2171
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
12:02 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3071
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 265.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.50° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.57° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.57° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| 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.