The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 1900
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
2:16 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -281
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 239.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -6.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.82° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.14° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.