The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 1922
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
6:59 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -9
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 174.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 54m / 9.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.94° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.35° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.