The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2133
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
5:15 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2607
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 217.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 9.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.30° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.28° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.