The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2065
Waning Gibbous
79.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
9:32 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.0%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1760
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -26.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.61° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.34° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.