The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 24, 2124
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
9:17 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2496
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 322.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.78° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.35° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.