The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 30, 1947
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
6:37 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 306
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.5° / 342.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 1.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.82° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.63° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| 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.