The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2071
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
2:53 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1834
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 | 293.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 226.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -9.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.22° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.26° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| 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.