The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 2102
Waxing Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
2:15 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2218
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 | 80.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 62.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.68° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.81° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.