The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 24, 2158
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
7:43 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2917
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -23.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.88° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.79° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.