The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 1962
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
9:00 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 486
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 | 234.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 55m / -19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.73° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.68° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.