The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, October 30, 2035

New Moon Black Moon

0.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
41°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.4%
Age
29.1 days
Distance
390,800 km
Apparent size
30.6′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1395

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

  2. New Moon Black Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

Exact values

For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun354.61°
Phase angle173.10°
Illuminated fraction0.36%
Altitude / azimuth39.3° / 160.2°
Right ascension / declination14h 04m / -8.02°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude211.67° / 4.29°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.21° / -5.07°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-169.76° / 1.41°
Position angle of the axis20.7°
Position angle of the bright limb146.6°
Apparent magnitude-4.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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