The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
6:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1284
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.7° / 1.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 7.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.46° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.24° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.