The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 1906
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
10:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -206
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 109.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.66° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.30° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.