The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2003
Waning Crescent
38.2% 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
3:52 AM
1:42 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 993
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 | 283.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 225.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.88° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.60° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| 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.