The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2087
Waning Gibbous
64.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
11:33 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.0%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2032
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 | 253.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 250.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.52° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.18° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.98° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.