The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 24, 2051
Waning Gibbous
69.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 PM
12:58 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.7%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1593
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 | 246.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 285.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.08° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.30° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.