The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 2187
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
6:53 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3275
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 155.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -10.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.10° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.82° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 204.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.