The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 30, 2014
First Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1136
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 91.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 09m / -14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.25° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.13° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.