The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 30, 2040
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
8:49 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1448
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 | 195.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 329.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.89° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.92° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.