The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 1990
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
10:51 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 833
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 | 21.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.34° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.47° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.