The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2131
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
7:39 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2576
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 155.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 5.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.10° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.84° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 40.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.