The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 24, 1997
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
3:25 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 925
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 | 286.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 253.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 12.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.62° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.15° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.