The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 1996
Waning Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 PM
10:45 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 913
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 | 229.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 306.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.44° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.13° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.