The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 2031
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
1:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1337
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 69.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.91° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.91° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.