The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2178
Waxing Crescent
43.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
2:04 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.5%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3158
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 | 82.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 63.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.09° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / 2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.80° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.