The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 2072
Waxing Crescent
38.6% 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
11:49 AM
1:28 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 76.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.4° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.97° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.64° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.