The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 1977
Waxing Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 672
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 | 67.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.29° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.46° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.