The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 1909
Waxing Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -169
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 | 59.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.98° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.52° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.62° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.