The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 26, 2031
Waxing Crescent
22.0% 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
10:06 AM
12:13 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1340
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 | 55.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.00° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.95° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.