The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 PM
6:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2694
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 | 160.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.1° / 2.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 9.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.78° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.81° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.