The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2093
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
7:24 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2106
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 158.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 4.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.23° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.22° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.