The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 26, 2047
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 AM
10:13 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1538
Events on this date
-
Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 107.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 22.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.43° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.28° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.