The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 2019
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
5:06 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1197
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 | 311.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 223.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 10.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.48° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.85° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.