The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 25, 2024
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 PM
7:15 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1253
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.7° / 285.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -22.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.97° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.16° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.