The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 24, 2073
Waning Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
3:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1865
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 264.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 17.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.78° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.83° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.16° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.