The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 2050
Waxing Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
11:58 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1575
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 | 41.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.86° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.57° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.