The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 2009
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
10:44 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1068
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.96° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.41° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.67° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.