The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 1987
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
7:10 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 795
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.05° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.37° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.