The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 30, 2055
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
8:43 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1634
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 | 32.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 130.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -8.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.20° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.87° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.