The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 31, 2179
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
7:32 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3177
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 | 18.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.74° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.51° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.