The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 1951
Waning Crescent
34.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
2:52 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.0%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 356
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 | 288.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 265.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.28° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.69° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.