The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2063
Waxing Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
8:22 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1742
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 | 38.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -26.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.37° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.35° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.42° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.