The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 31, 2021
Waning Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
4:38 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1222
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 | 303.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 233.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.09° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.51° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.