The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 30, 2065
Waxing Crescent
2.2% 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
9:34 AM
7:08 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1767
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 146.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -22.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.49° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.97° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.