The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 30, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 PM
6:10 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1646
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 | 157.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 13.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.58° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.25° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| 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.