The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 1984
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
1:07 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 758
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 | 288.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.35° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.50° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.