The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 2059
Waning Gibbous
83.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
12:06 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.6%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1692
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 303.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.15° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.70° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.