The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 2139
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
6:19 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2675
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,500 km.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 190.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.01° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.16° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.