The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 1900
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -274
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.43° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.90° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.