The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 1973
Waxing Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
9:39 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 629
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 119.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.35° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.95° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.