The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2057
Waning Crescent
43.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
1:15 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1661
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 | 277.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.25° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.34° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.