The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 2166
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
7:25 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3016
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 146.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -9.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.13° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.46° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.