The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2001
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
11:48 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 969
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.05° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.00° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.