The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 2118
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
1:19 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2416
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 68.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 28.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.82° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.67° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.