The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 1944
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
10:30 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 264
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 | 23.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.28° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.65° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.