The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 24, 1994
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
12:17 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 888
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 | 235.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 293.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.89° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.09° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.