The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 30, 1952
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
10:36 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 360
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 | 51.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / 3.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.12° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.04° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.