The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 2179
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
3:02 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3176
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 12.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.30° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.62° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.05° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.