The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 30, 2000
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
1:18 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 953
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 | 296.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 234.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.29° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.96° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.