The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 2123
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
10:20 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2484
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 113.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 55m / -21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.85° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.29° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.