The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 2004
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
12:42 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1006
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 | 56.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 73.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.02° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.31° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.