The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2166
Waning Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
2:11 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3009
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 229.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -13.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.16° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.89° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.