The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 30, 1993
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
8:06 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 876
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 | 181.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 337.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.79° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 16.2° |
| 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.