The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 1973
Waning Gibbous
60.1% 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
12:56 AM
10:43 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 622
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 | 258.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 254.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -20.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.81° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.07° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.