The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 31, 1997
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 AM
6:02 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 926
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 169.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -11.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.59° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.94° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.