The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 1937
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
4:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 177
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 | 169.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 8.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 22m / -13.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.84° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.97° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.93° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.