The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 31, 2027
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
7:38 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1297
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 05m / -25.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.16° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.32° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.37° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.