The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 1950
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
1:34 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 338
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 | 81.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.26° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.11° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.