The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 30, 1993
First Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
12:42 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 867
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.84° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.33° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.