The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 1949
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
5:00 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 325
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 198.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / -4.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.10° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.04° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.52° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.