The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 2185
Waning Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
4:34 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3244
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 2.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 205.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -5.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.09° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.66° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.13° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.