The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2158
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
6:17 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2910
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 191.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / 7.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.76° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.98° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| 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.