The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 31, 2185
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
12:10 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3251
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.87° / 0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.27° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.