The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 2176
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3139
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 275.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.64° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.18° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.