The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 1997
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 PM
8:00 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 919
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 | 201.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.0° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -14.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.91° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.89° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.79° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.