The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 1973
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
5:34 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 628
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 179.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 42m / -9.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.53° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.11° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.