The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 1928
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 66
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 | 62.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 25.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.38° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.76° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.82° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.