The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
67.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
3:26 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2923
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 49.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 9.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.14° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.22° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.