The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 2003
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
3:49 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 993
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 | 306.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 209.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -11.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.86° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.03° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.