The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 30, 1924
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
12:58 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 13
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -14.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.88° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.91° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.