The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2199
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
8:00 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3417
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 150.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 12.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.36° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.08° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.