The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2142
Waxing Crescent
0.6% 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
6:48 AM
9:32 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2713
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 | 8.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 120.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.24° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.69° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.