The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 30, 2198
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
6:42 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3412
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 155.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.70° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.92° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.