The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 1979
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
9:24 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 703
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.33° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.78° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.