The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 26, 2153
Waxing Crescent
7.2% 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
8:00 AM
11:29 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2849
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 | 30.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.59° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.18° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.