The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 1952
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
10:26 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 363
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 | 29.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.52° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.34° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.