The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2012
Waxing Crescent
23.9% 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
10:16 AM
12:26 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1105
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 | 58.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.18° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.53° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.