The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 30, 2068
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
9:58 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1804
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 | 50.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.97° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.83° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.