The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 2039
Waxing Crescent
9.4% 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
8:35 AM
11:38 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1439
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 21.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.91° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.60° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| 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.