The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 30, 1932
Last Quarter
46.6% 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
1:15 AM
11:26 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 112
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 | 274.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 249.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -19.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.66° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.27° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| 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.