The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 1984
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
11:56 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 765
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 100.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.30° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.96° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.49° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.