The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
3:20 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1473
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 49.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.06° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.51° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.