The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 2050
Waxing Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
12:46 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1575
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 | 64.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.37° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.13° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.