The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 1939
Waxing Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 202
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 | 62.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 85.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.56° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.58° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| 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.