The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 1924
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
3:58 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 22
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 237.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 8.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.34° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.74° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.