The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 2185
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
7:48 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3251
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 | 14.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 140.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.29° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.64° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.