The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 30, 2066
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
11:30 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1770
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 | 61.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 9.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.52° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.38° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.