The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2074
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
10:25 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1878
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 | 58.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 00m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.01° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.96° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.