The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 31, 1902
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
5:54 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -249
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 169.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -13.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.49° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.78° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.