The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2036
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
6:36 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1401
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 | 338.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 174.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 1.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.57° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.00° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.