The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 1945
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
4:00 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 282
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 | 313.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 236.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 8.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.38° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.00° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.