The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 1992
Last Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
12:36 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 857
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 241.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -17.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.15° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.10° / -2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.35° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.