The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2187
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3275
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 277.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 22.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.54° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.43° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.