The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 30, 1932
Waxing Crescent
2.0% 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
5:58 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 122
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 161.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.59° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.70° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.