The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2153
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2855
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.99° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.03° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.