The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 30, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
1:49 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2818
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.3° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -15.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.71° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.02° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.