The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 30, 2139
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2682
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 90.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.42° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.44° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| 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.