The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 2044
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
5:01 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1500
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 | 318.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 203.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / -2.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.80° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.17° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.33° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.