The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 2174
Waning Crescent
27.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
3:04 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3108
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 220.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.45° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.67° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.