The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 31, 2031
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
9:18 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1346
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 | 196.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 323.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.23° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / 1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.21° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.