The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 1920
Waxing Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
1:34 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -33
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 68.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.49° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.69° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| 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.