The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 2175
Waxing Crescent
18.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
12:14 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3121
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 28.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.18° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.52° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.89° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.