The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 1931
Waxing Crescent
40.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
1:24 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 103
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 | 78.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 68.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 26.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.53° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.91° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.