The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 31, 1977
Waning Gibbous
80.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
10:55 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.7%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 678
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 304.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.17° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.49° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.