The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2141
Waning Gibbous
75.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
10:15 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.0%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2700
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 240.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.80° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.54° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.