The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 2041
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
6:32 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1469
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 160.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 42m / -9.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.16° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.85° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.81° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.