The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 31, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 PM
1:05 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 802
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 | 116.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -12.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.92° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.63° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.