The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 PM
5:05 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1544
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 19.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / 6.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.73° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.10° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.