The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2160
Waning Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2935
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 | 227.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 262.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.24° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.95° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.