The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 2038
Waning Crescent
17.2% 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
3:20 AM
5:07 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1432
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 | 311.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 223.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 11.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.65° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.65° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.