The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 2000
Waning Gibbous
69.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
10:49 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.9%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 956
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 251.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.43° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.75° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.