The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 2103
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
6:37 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2237
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 154.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -20.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.92° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.57° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.