The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 31, 1955
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 PM
7:28 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 406
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 349.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.74° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.72° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.