The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 1914
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
8:59 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -107
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.18° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.98° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.