The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 24, 2079
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
6:34 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1939
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 158.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 52m / -12.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.29° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.23° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.