The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 1948
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
6:16 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 313
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 | 194.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.2° / 313.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.08° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.45° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.