The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 2107
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
10:02 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2280
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.29° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.60° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.