The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 2168
Waning Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 PM
8:16 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3034
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 282.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 03m / -16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.97° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.38° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.