The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 2141
Waning Gibbous
89.1% 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
11:58 PM
8:33 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2700
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 267.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -23.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.21° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.17° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.