The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 30, 2010
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
2:34 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1086
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 266.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.87° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.88° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.