The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 1985
Waxing Crescent
34.9% 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
9:52 AM
12:53 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 771
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 | 72.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 26.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.60° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.17° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.