The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 31, 1970
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
6:00 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 592
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 160.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -23.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.89° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.08° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.1° |
| 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.