The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2047
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
8:14 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 406,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1537
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 147.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 15.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.67° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.04° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.25° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.