The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 1924
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
8:25 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 16
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 7.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.42° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.33° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.