The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2169
Waning Crescent
0.5% 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
6:39 AM
7:55 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3046
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 | 353.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 149.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 7.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.22° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.46° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.