The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 1976
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
3:11 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 659
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 232.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -2.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.34° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.16° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.