The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 1923
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
1:41 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 4
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.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.48° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / 4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.29° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| 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.