The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2125
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
5:22 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2508
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 192.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 07m / -3.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.03° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.99° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.97° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.