The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 30, 1981
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
1:24 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 718
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 | 297.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.49° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.32° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.