The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2109
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
3:22 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2304
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 | 299.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 221.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -8.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.22° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.67° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.