The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 30, 2001
Waxing Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
11:45 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 966
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 | 67.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 2.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.74° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / 7.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.97° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.