The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 1912
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
2:19 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -132
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 61.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.66° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.53° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.