The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 1963
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
8:30 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 499
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 | 12.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 140.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 12.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.06° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.57° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.