The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 1915
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 PM
8:37 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -89
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 | 199.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 338.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.33° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.60° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.