The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 1929
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
6:07 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 78
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 | 189.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 324.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.14° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.