The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 31, 2147
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2781
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 | 85.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.06° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.88° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| 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.