The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 2171
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
7:39 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3078
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.90° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.04° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.