The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
5:33 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2391
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 | 148.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 9.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 15m / 1.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.88° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.39° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| 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.