The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 30, 2200
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
2:16 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3436
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 267.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 13.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.32° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.20° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.