The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
1:29 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1816
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 | 106.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -10.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.96° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.25° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.