The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 30, 2108
Waning Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
4:18 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2298
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 226.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 4.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.84° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.63° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.