The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 30, 1965
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
3:55 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 520
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 190.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.98° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.66° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.