The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
5:52 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1587
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 | 164.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.2° / 346.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 08m / -8.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.87° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.00° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.