The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2040
Waning Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
12:32 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1457
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 | 233.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 299.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 25.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.03° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.05° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.