The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 30, 1999
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
6:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 941
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 | 167.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 1.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.12° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.51° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.