The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 1918
Waning Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
3:17 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -52
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / -1.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.20° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.66° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.