The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 30, 2127
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 AM
3:48 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2533
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 241.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.88° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.24° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.