The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 1952
Waxing Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
10:06 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 369
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars 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 | 71.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -25.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.34° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.23° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.