The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 1946
Last Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
11:32 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 288
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 244.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.71° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.16° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.90° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.