The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 30, 2078
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
9:27 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1918
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 | 210.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 312.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.99° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.47° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.