The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 1930
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
6:42 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 87
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 151.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.27° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.39° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| 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.