The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2082
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
8:36 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1977
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 | 40.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 129.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -27.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.46° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.62° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.