The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 1917
Waxing Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -70
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.16° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.84° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.