The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 2027
Waning Crescent
28.6% 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
2:07 AM
3:55 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1296
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 | 295.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 243.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 11.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.50° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.21° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.20° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| 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.