The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 1955
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
11:21 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 400
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 22.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.50° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.41° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.