The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 1936
First Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
12:35 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 162
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 08m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.09° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.75° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| 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.