The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 30, 2075
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 PM
6:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1881
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 6.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.36° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.45° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| 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.