The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 1974
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
6:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 641
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 Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 1.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 15.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.71° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.37° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.