The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 1962
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
5:16 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 492
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 | 317.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 212.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 7.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.56° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.63° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.