The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 1947
Waxing Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
12:52 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 301
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 | 73.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 25.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.50° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.81° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.