The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 1918
Waning Gibbous
71.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 PM
1:04 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.3%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -52
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 | 244.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 288.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.32° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.90° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.06° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.