The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 30, 2044
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
6:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1498
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 | 6.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.62° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.36° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.