The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 2136
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2645
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.84° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.21° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.14° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.