The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 2123
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
9:34 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2478
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.54° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.50° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.