The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 1969
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
1:59 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 573
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 64.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 23.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.07° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.30° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.