The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2180
Waxing Crescent
2.7% 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
7:30 AM
10:15 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3183
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.00° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / 0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.04° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.