The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
56.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 PM
2:56 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2688
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 | 96.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.1° / 55.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 15.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.74° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.21° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.