The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2071
Waxing Crescent
2.6% 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
9:12 AM
7:57 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1841
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 | 18.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -13.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.49° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.85° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.09° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.