The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
3:07 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 140
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 53.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 8.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.94° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.87° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.