The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 31, 1909
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
10:12 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -163
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 319.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.02° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.86° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.