The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 31, 2152
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
9:17 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2843
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -26.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.20° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.65° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.43° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.