The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 30, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
6:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 236
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.86° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.73° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.