The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 31, 2149
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
7:01 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2806
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 152.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -10.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.76° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.60° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.