The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
56.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
12:44 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.9%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 406
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 | 97.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -14.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.32° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.87° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.