The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 30, 2058
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1671
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 8.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.58° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.00° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.73° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.