The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 31, 2121
Waning Gibbous
64.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
1:42 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.9%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2459
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 283.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.06° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.44° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.