The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 24, 1943
Waning Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
4:50 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 257
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 | 309.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 226.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 10.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.37° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.83° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.