The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 1917
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
8:40 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -64
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 | 199.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 337.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 22.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.85° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.26° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.