The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 2061
Waxing Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
1:15 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1711
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 | 63.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 68.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 28.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.09° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.10° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.