The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 1951
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
5:55 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 357
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 162.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -23.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.54° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.89° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.