The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2030
Last Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
12:45 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1327
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 241.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.14° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.76° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| 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.