The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 2101
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
7:39 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2212
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,500 km.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 139.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.06° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.18° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.02° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.