The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2177
Waning Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
4:16 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3145
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 215.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -2.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.10° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.90° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.33° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.