The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 2025
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
7:19 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1265
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 | 343.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 168.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 9.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.32° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.99° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.