The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 2087
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
5:38 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2038
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 181.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 38m / -7.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.51° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.54° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.