The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 31, 1919
First Quarter
46.5% 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
1:05 PM
11:50 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -39
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 | 85.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -14.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.04° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.28° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| 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.