The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 1987
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
4:55 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 795
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 | 318.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 201.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -4.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.29° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.91° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.