The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2052
Waning Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
3:24 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1599
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 223.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -6.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.52° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.03° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.66° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.