The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2142
Waxing Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
11:10 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2719
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 | 67.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.56° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.48° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.