The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 2082
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
7:22 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1970
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 167.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 11.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.35° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.19° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.