The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2031
Waxing Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
11:25 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1340
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 20.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.11° / -0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.40° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.