The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2057
Waning Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
5:17 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1667
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 | 315.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 216.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 9.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.37° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.44° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.