The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
93.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 PM
5:16 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.3%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2929
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 | 150.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 14.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / 5.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.36° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.17° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.