The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
88.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
5:08 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3096
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 | 139.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 20.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / 3.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.34° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.13° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.