The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Waxing Crescent
38.6% 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
11:16 AM
2:18 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1241
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 | 76.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 60.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 26.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.78° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.28° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.