The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 1965
Waning Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
12:15 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 523
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 | 279.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.35° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.69° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.