The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 30, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
6:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 706
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 | 164.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 6.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.24° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.31° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.