The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 1984
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
6:59 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 765
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 153.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 09m / -10.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.68° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.61° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.