The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 1969
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
6:09 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 570
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 | 148.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.4° / 19.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 28.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.14° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.57° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.54° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.