The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 31, 1993
Waning Gibbous
98.7% 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
6:09 PM
8:04 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 876
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 | 193.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 342.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.31° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / -0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.31° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.