The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 30, 2046
Waxing Crescent
2.3% 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
9:35 AM
7:06 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1532
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 | 16.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 146.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.15° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.77° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.