The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 26, 1936
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
12:16 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 165
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 | 68.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 21.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.89° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.08° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.55° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.