The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 2168
Waning Crescent
40.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
3:37 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.5%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3040
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 262.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.94° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / -3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.80° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.