The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 1944
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 264
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.24° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / 4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.19° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.