The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 1995
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
5:38 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 894
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 198.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / 3.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.22° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / -3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.68° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.