The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 1959
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
6:52 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 449
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.9° / 305.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.97° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.67° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.