The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 31, 2122
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
7:03 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2472
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.13° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.75° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.