The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 31, 2054
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
7:32 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1631
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 144.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -12.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.42° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.23° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.