The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 2098
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
6:40 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2175
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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 | 2.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 07m / -14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.63° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.05° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 325.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.