The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 1970
Waning Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 PM
7:08 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 585
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 | 217.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.0° / 274.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -27.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.84° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.09° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.