The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
4:26 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 41
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.4° / 34.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 51m / 6.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.49° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.41° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.28° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.