The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2111
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2335
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 271.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.08° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.38° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.