The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 26, 2145
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2750
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.79° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.51° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.