The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 30, 2079
Waning Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
3:21 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1930
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 | 333.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 195.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.40° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.11° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.