The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 2103
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
7:38 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2230
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 206.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 276.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.41° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.59° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.