The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 2183
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
12:21 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3226
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -15.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.84° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.96° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.