The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 2028
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
10:48 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1303
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 | 21.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 100.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 24.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.78° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.87° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.