The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 1957
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
4:21 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 424
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 | 322.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 223.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / 3.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.30° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.80° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.