The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 1966
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 536
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 | 45.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.50° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.93° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.