The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2122
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
3:45 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2471
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 | 296.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.86° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.54° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.82° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.