The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, October 30, 2132

Waning Gibbous

58.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
74°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
58.5%
Age
21.4 days
Distance
370,900 km
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
2595

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun260.29°
Phase angle80.17°
Illuminated fraction58.53%
Altitude / azimuth25.0° / 280.7°
Right ascension / declination8h 03m / 24.06°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude117.85° / 3.55°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.77° / -3.93°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-75.69° / 0.93°
Position angle of the axis12.6°
Position angle of the bright limb100.9°
Apparent magnitude-10.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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