The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 31, 1947
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
8:57 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 307
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 | 203.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 331.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.40° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.32° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.