The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2046
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
3:46 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1531
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 | 293.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 11.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.73° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.99° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.