van Albada is a lunar impact crater that is attached to the south-southeastern rim of Auzout.

It lies southeast of Mare Crisium, and north-northeast of the larger crater Firmicus.

The inner wall is slightly larger to the north than elsewhere, most likely because it abuts the outer rampart of Auzout.

The interior floor is darker in hue than the surrounding terrain, with an albedo that matches the lunar mare to the northwest.

The crater is named after the Dutch astronomer Gale Bruno van Albada (1911–1972).