The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 2078
Waning Gibbous
82.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 PM
12:18 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.4%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1927
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 | 229.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 302.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.28° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.49° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.