The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 31, 1957
Waxing Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 PM
12:25 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 431
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 | 103.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -9.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.91° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.67° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.