The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 2177
Waxing Crescent
9.0% 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
11:01 AM
8:19 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3152
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 | 34.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.37° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.98° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.