The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 30, 2175
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
9:16 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3127
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 329.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.84° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.48° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.56° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.