The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 1946
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
1:42 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 288
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 | 294.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.61° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.57° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.33° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.