The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 31, 2154
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
4:05 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2867
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 13.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.39° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.59° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.