The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2054
Waning Crescent
43.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
3:04 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.8%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1630
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 | 277.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 263.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.69° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.36° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.