The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 1933
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
9:43 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 128
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 115.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.37° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.82° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.16° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.