The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 1968
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
4:40 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 560
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / -0.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.83° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.