The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 31, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
5:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2385
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 1.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.96° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.47° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.