The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 30, 2077
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
12:10 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1906
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 80.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.89° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.94° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.