The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 1924
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
9:12 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 22
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 318.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 14.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.76° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.12° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.