The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 2011
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
5:04 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1098
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 196.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 52m / -4.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.11° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.51° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.