The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 30, 1934
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
7:46 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 137
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:00 AM, is deepest at 11:42 AM and ends at 12:23 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 347.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.36° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.85° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.