The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
4:03 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 131.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 40.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.97° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.11° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.