The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2144
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
12:44 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2737
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 243.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -14.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.43° / 5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.19° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.