The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 2145
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
10:49 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2750
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.07° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.96° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.