The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
1:37 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2991
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,500 km.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -11.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.68° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.60° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.