The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2085
Waxing Crescent
7.4% 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
8:02 AM
11:29 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2008
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 | 31.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.66° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.65° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.