The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 31, 2050
Waning Gibbous
96.8% 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
7:52 PM
9:37 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1581
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 319.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.02° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.01° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| 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.