The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2172
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
10:10 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 16.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.85° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.82° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.