The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 1956
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
12:49 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 418
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 | 242.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.86° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.66° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.