The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 31, 2098
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2175
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -23.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.80° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.55° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.