The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2139
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
3:49 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2675
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 218.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -6.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.49° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.71° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.