The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 1953
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
9:35 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 381
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 | 210.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 328.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 24.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.17° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.17° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| 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.