The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 2165
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
4:39 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3003
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 220.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 4.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.47° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.86° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.