The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 2060
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
6:45 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1705
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 154.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 10m / -13.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.97° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / 1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.38° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.