The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 31, 1915
Waning Crescent
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -89
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 274.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.98° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.75° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.