The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 1996
Waxing Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
1:30 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 907
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 16.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.71° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.65° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.