The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 30, 1905
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
6:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -217
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 218.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.79° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.94° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.