The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 2088
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2045
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.17° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.97° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.