The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Waning Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
3:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 987
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 | 288.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 265.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.90° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.04° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| 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.