The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 2142
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
7:16 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2712
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 | 343.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 169.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 10.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.89° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.84° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.