The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 2020
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1204
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 88.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.73° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.20° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.