The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2149
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 PM
7:54 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2799
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 | 198.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 292.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -14.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.47° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.60° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.