The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 30, 1970
Last Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
11:13 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 582
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.59° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.43° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.87° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.