The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 1992
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
2:11 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 854
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 | 315.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 213.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.98° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.61° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.