The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 1998
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
6:17 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 931
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 181.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 1.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.43° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.39° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.