The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2064
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
2:55 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1748
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 55.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.77° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.02° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.