The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2125
Waning Crescent
40.0% 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
2:53 AM
1:57 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2502
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -10.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.19° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.79° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.