The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2116
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
11:01 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2397
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 24.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.23° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.96° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.