The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 24, 1992
Waning Crescent
2.1% 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
6:28 AM
5:39 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 863
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 | 343.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 177.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 50m / -10.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.47° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.91° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| 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.