The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 1957
Waning Crescent
25.2% 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
2:46 AM
2:26 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 424
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 | 300.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -5.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.27° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.35° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.