The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 31, 2051
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
5:05 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1593
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 196.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / -3.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.25° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.61° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.