The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 2055
Waning Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
6:13 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1636
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 179.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / -0.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.87° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.58° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.