The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 31, 1940
Waxing Crescent
1.0% 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
7:41 AM
6:25 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 221
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 | 11.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 161.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.23° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.16° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.