The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2042
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
1:05 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1476
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 69.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.63° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.77° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.90° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.