The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 2159
Waning Gibbous
73.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 PM
12:58 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.5%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2929
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 291.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.06° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.89° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.