The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 1991
Waxing Gibbous
82.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
4:17 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.0%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 845
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 | 129.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 35.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 2.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.71° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.20° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.