The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 2117
Waning Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
1:25 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2403
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 228.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.84° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.03° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| 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.