The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2120
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
5:09 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2440
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 | 319.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 204.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / 0.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.33° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.14° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.