The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2176
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
6:31 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3133
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 | 186.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.4° / 301.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.06° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 147.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.