The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 30, 2128
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2546
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 | 88.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.75° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.68° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.