The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 1902
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
6:47 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -256
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 | 201.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 303.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.76° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.45° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.