The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 2068
Last Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
12:26 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1797
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 244.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -15.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.65° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.37° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.