The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 2161
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
9:45 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2948
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.04° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.87° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.