The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2080
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
1:06 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1946
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 28.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.41° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.22° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.30° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.