The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 2052
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
12:06 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1606
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.22° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.53° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.