The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 30, 1943
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
8:00 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 258
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 | 19.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 137.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -14.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.91° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.93° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.