The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 30, 1948
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
4:47 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 319
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 201.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 03m / -4.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.33° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / -1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.97° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.