The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 30, 1989
Waning Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
11:27 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 817
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 | 276.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 245.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.79° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.66° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.