The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2030
Waning Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
9:38 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1324
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 290.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / -2.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.09° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.09° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.