The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 2007
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
3:13 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1043
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 52.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.69° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.42° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.