The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 1964
Waning Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 PM
11:47 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 517
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 | 226.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 301.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 22.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.17° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / 1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.06° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.