The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 2098
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
3:39 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2168
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 213.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -10.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.16° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.85° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| 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.