The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 1922
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
5:04 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -9
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 209.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 2.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / 0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.89° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.