The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 1924
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
12:54 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 22
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.29° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.16° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.