The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 1901
Waxing Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
12:35 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -268
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 | 78.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.06° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.11° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.97° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.