The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 2014
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
5:49 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1129
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 | 327.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 195.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / 3.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.48° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.51° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.