The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 24, 2169
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
9:54 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3053
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 | 54.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.5° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -24.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.57° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.32° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.