The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 30, 2023
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
10:05 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1247
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 | 203.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 320.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 23.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.50° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.66° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.