The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 2108
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
4:56 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2298
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 206.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / 0.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.52° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / 0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.83° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.