The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 2160
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
3:41 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2941
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 | 296.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 240.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 7.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.28° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.44° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.