The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 31, 2060
Waxing Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
11:58 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1705
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -25.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.58° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.99° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.