The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
5:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2156
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 | 158.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 354.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 56m / -3.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.15° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.02° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.