The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 1930
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
12:43 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 87
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.47° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.89° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.