The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 24, 2187
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 PM
7:58 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3269
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 288.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.13° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.99° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.