The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2171
Waning Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
9:54 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 239.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 251.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -26.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.33° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.19° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.