The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2139
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
7:15 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2682
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 144.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.82° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.61° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.