The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 1906
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -200
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 | 91.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.06° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / 0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.20° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.