The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 30, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
6:11 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1275
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 150.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 18.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 27.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.22° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.31° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.