The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 31, 2133
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
8:51 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2608
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 126.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.46° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.26° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.