The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 2060
Waning Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
3:57 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1698
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 307.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 210.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -9.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.64° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.46° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.