The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 1938
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
6:30 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 196
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 | 16.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 157.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.83° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.84° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.