The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 1982
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
8:27 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 734
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 | 11.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 141.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.93° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.76° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.