The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 1934
Waning Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
9:14 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 146
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 331.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.74° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.38° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.