The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 2194
Waxing Crescent
18.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
12:14 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3356
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 27.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.94° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.08° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.