The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2105
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
9:17 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2261
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,100 km.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 322.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.30° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.54° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.