The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2181
Waning Gibbous
95.5% 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
8:11 PM
9:49 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3201
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 | 204.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 315.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 16.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.15° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / 3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.56° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.