The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, October 31, 2037

Last Quarter

52.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
70°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
52.5%
Age
22.6 days
Distance
377,000 km
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
1420

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

  2. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun267.31°
Phase angle87.17°
Illuminated fraction52.47%
Altitude / azimuth27.9° / 272.8°
Right ascension / declination8h 34m / 19.92°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude125.89° / 1.16°
Libration in longitude / latitude-6.64° / -0.80°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-93.23° / 1.47°
Position angle of the axis15.6°
Position angle of the bright limb104.1°
Apparent magnitude-10.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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