The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 2199
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
10:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3424
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.18° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.26° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.