The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 2199
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
9:58 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3418
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.28° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.46° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.