The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 2086
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
10:32 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2026
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 | 211.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 312.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.21° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.90° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.