The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 2090
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
3:38 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2069
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -6.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.78° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.07° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.