The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 30, 2027
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
6:53 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1297
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 | 13.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 149.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.89° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.57° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.