The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 31, 1985
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
9:50 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 777
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 | 212.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 325.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 24.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.35° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.90° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.