The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 1985
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
8:48 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 777
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 | 201.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 334.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.53° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.98° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.75° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.