The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 2040
Waning Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
4:51 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1457
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 223.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 8.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.22° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.31° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.