The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 1979
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
5:22 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 696
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 202.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 1.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.64° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.11° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.