The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 2128
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
7:29 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2546
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 146.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.64° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.87° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.