The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 2182
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
9:14 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3214
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 | 39.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 123.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.50° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.55° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.