The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 1917
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
11:04 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -70
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 24.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.06° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.29° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.