The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2193
Last Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
12:35 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3343
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 234.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.60° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.36° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.06° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.