The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 2030
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
5:08 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1333
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 | 330.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / -5.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.98° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.30° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.