The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 30, 1989
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
5:42 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 827
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 | 11.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 165.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.85° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.48° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.