The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2121
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
2:41 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2453
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.61° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.01° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.