The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 2052
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
8:09 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1606
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 | 22.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -15.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.52° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.70° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.