The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 2039
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1445
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.34° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.49° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.