The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2108
Waning Gibbous
80.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
11:56 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.4%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2298
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 | 232.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 294.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.93° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.55° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.