The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 1908
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
12:34 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -182
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 | 282.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 239.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.12° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.50° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| 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.