The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 30, 1947
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
7:44 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 307
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 | 191.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 343.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.49° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.17° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| 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.