The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 24, 1995
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
7:09 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 901
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 | 6.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 150.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -12.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.08° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.14° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.