The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2099
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2181
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 | 47.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 28.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.02° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.70° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| 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.