The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 1963
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
10:55 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 499
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 | 40.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.98° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.11° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.