The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 31, 1996
Waning Gibbous
74.1% 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
9:50 PM
11:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 913
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 | 241.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 297.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.78° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.29° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.