The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 30, 1983
Waning Crescent
32.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
3:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 752
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 263.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.28° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.23° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.