The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 1985
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
11:58 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 771
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 | 49.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 26.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.63° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.61° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.