The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 2104
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
10:37 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2249
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 | 61.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.92° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.90° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.