The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 30, 1992
Waxing Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
9:31 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 864
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 | 60.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.71° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.34° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| 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.