The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2096
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2150
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.36° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.08° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.