The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 2172
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 26.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.61° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.37° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.