The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 31, 1938
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 196
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 | 94.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -12.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.83° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.47° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.