The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2020
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
9:58 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1204
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 | 17.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.24° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / 4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.65° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.