The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2096
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
12:22 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2144
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 | 54.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 26.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.10° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / -3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.17° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.