The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 31, 2008
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
7:51 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1062
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 | 30.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 136.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.65° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.79° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.96° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.