The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 1924
Waxing Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
8:25 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 22
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.20° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.34° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.