The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 2150
Waxing Crescent
15.8% 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
11:47 AM
9:23 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2818
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 | 46.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -22.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.01° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.13° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.