The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 2016
Waning Crescent
31.1% 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
1:56 AM
3:47 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1160
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 | 292.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.07° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.07° / 2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.94° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.