The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 1900
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
4:41 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -281
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 222.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / 4.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.24° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.59° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.