The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 2120
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
7:39 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2447
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 | 26.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 139.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.65° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.22° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.