The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2048
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
10:44 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1556
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 | 212.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 312.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.73° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.46° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.