The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 30, 1953
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
2:10 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 381
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 | 282.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 266.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 13.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.97° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.16° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.