The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2122
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
7:58 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2465
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 273.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.17° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.39° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.