The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 2033
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
7:40 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1371
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 141.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -13.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.30° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.51° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.