The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 2171
Waning Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
4:41 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3077
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 23m / 15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.85° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.29° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.70° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.