The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
81.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
4:08 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.3%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1550
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 | 128.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 37.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 1.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.95° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.80° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.