The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 2177
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
6:29 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3145
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 188.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 8.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.67° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.79° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.