The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 1946
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
9:24 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 295
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 | 62.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -25.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.33° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.30° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| 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.