The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 30, 2040
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
4:27 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1457
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 | 299.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 13.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.92° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.12° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.