The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 2055
Waxing Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
10:24 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1643
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 55m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.94° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.40° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.76° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.