The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Waning Crescent
1.9% 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
5:50 AM
7:21 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1030
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 166.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 9.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.63° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.19° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| 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.