The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2069
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1810
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.17° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.76° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.