The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 30, 1991
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
7:50 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 842
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:59 PM, is deepest at 12:58 AM and ends at 2:57 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 340.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.41° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.08° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.