The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 2184
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
7:22 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3232
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 304.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -12.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.23° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.59° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| 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.