The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 31, 1943
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
8:43 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 258
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 | 32.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 128.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.53° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.73° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.