The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 PM
4:15 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2793
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 | 141.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 26.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -6.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.18° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.40° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.