The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 2134
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2620
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.07° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.82° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.