The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 1978
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
6:52 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 684
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 | 200.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.0° / 306.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.57° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.50° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.