The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 30, 1959
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
4:58 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 455
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 Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 196.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -6.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.38° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.22° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.