The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 2036
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
10:49 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1408
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 | 63.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.46° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.37° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.