The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 1923
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
6:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 10
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 353.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 7.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.61° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.97° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 171.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.