The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 2162
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
9:11 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2966
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 321.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.92° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.78° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.