The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 2077
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1915
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -24.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.89° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.87° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.