The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 2085
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
9:24 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2008
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.10° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.12° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.